The operation he performed after seeing the future, changing it afterward, was the ability to alter fate—a privilege possessed only by someone with Fate Authority... right?
At that thought, Bai Chen suddenly froze and hurriedly said to Di Tian:
"Sorry, Senior, could you help me call the auspicious beast over? I have something to ask her."
"No problem."
Di Tian waved a hand and closed his eyes.
After fusing with the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, Bai Chen's spiritual power had undergone an obvious qualitative transformation. Through Spiritual Detection, he could sense faint fluctuations of spiritual power from Di Tian.
Soon, those spiritual fluctuations vanished again. Di Tian opened his eyes and swiped a hand through the empty air before him.
The air was instantly torn open, and a massive lion-like Soul Beast stepped out from within, asking bluntly:
"Bai Chen, what is it?"
"I need you to cooperate with me in testing a Soul Skill."
As soon as Bai Chen finished speaking, he activated Spiritual Detection Sharing on the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion immediately widened her eyes in astonishment.
"You... you have an ability like this too? Isn't this within the scope of Future Prediction?"
"So you can see it too."
Bai Chen was now completely certain. This was the privilege the Fate Attribute had granted him.
That was precisely why both he and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion could see the future, while Di Tian could not.
Moreover, he discovered that even if he did nothing, every action the Three-Eyed Golden Lion took would alter the future scenes shown in Future Prediction.
In other words, the existence of the Fate Attribute could potentially change the future he saw.
Still, that did not have much impact. The Fate Attribute was incredibly rare in the Douluo world; even one in ten thousand was far too generous a description.
Overall, this was clearly good news. Future Prediction would bring Bai Chen countless conveniences.
And although it could only show one second for now, the abilities granted by the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm could continuously evolve. Who knew what level this ability would eventually reach?
After organizing the information he knew in his mind, Bai Chen felt much more relaxed.
He looked at Di Tian again.
"Then, Senior Di Tian, I'll continue."
Di Tian nodded silently.
"Huh? Continue with what?"
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion was still somewhat confused about the situation.
Then she saw a flash of purple-gold light pass through Bai Chen's eyes. His vast spiritual power, like a spear, was "thrown" toward Di Tian.
Di Tian remained standing perfectly still and took the attack head-on.
A trace of surprise suddenly flashed through his eyes. He nodded lightly and said slowly:
"Not bad."
Only he knew what had just happened.
Di Tian had said he would suppress his abilities to Bai Chen's level, and naturally, he would not cheat. Not only had he suppressed his Soul Power, but he had even temporarily restrained his spiritual power to the level of a One-Ring Soul Master.
Yet he had never believed Bai Chen could suppress him in spiritual power. As the patriarch of the Black Dragon Clan, he possessed extremely strong resistance to spiritual power, and most mental-type attacks could not affect him at all.
But the truth was that his resistance to the Mental Attribute had failed to hinder Bai Chen in the slightest. The Soul Shock Bai Chen released had charged directly into his Spiritual Sea, tearing his suppressed spiritual power to pieces.
Mastery of Light and Fire
Had Di Tian's true spiritual realm not been far higher than the one he had simulated, that attack alone would have been enough to determine the victor.
From Bai Chen's spiritual power, Di Tian sensed an exceptionally noble force. He had felt the same sensation from the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, so he had some idea of this power's true nature.
"Your Power of Destiny can actually bypass my resistance to the Mental Attribute. Truly remarkable."
"Thank you for the praise."
A flash of delight passed through Bai Chen's eyes.
He was happy not because Di Tian had praised him, but because after truly using Soul Shock once, he had also felt how extraordinary his Soul Shock was.
If he had to use one word to describe its trait, it would be "unavoidable." It could not be defended against or evaded through special means. When facing his Soul Shock, an enemy had to withstand the blow with their own spiritual power.
This was actually a rather shameless trait, equivalent to forcing others to confront his greatest strength.
For example, even if an enemy used a mental-defense Soul Tool, his Soul Shock could directly bypass the Soul Tool and affect the enemy themselves.
This was a lock-on and guaranteed hit at the level of fate. It could not be dodged.
"Then do you have any other abilities? Use them all."
By this point, Di Tian, who had originally only been looking for something to do out of boredom, had grown interested. He curled a finger at Bai Chen, signaling him to continue.
Bai Chen smiled. His figure flashed, and he charged at Di Tian like a ghost.
"Oh? Interesting footwork."
Di Tian murmured with interest and raised a hand. A black sphere of light condensed at his fingertips.
Although his cultivation had been limited to Bai Chen's level, his understanding of the dark element had not.
He was confident that, in terms of understanding the Dark Attribute, no one beneath the gods could surpass him.
At that moment, his expression suddenly changed.
Directly in front of him, Bai Chen also extended a hand. Brilliant golden flames blazed fiercely, radiating the auras of both light and fire.
This child could already fuse Ultimate Light and Ultimate Fire together?
Fusing elements was not particularly difficult, at least not when fusing only two elements.
But that depended on who was doing it. Someone like Di Tian could naturally accomplish it with ease, but Bai Chen was only a One-Ring Soul Master, and his Martial Soul had awakened only recently. How had he managed it?
The answer was the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's memories.
Bai Chen from the Douluo I Era had not spent all that time waiting for the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm doing nothing. He had been constantly reviewing the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's memories.
No matter what, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion was a Soul Beast that had lived for five thousand years. In terms of understanding her own abilities, she was certainly superior to Bai Chen.
Huo Yuhao obtaining the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's memories had been practically the same as not obtaining them. The most direct reason was that his Martial Soul was the Spirit Eyes, which had little to do with the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.
But Bai Chen was different. His Martial Soul was the Three-Eyed Golden Lion itself. In theory, he could directly copy all of her abilities.
Bai Chen had long been studying techniques such as light-fire fusion, but he had been unable to succeed because of the limits of his spiritual power.
After fusing with the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, Bai Chen's spiritual power underwent a qualitative leap, finally allowing him to fuse his Ultimate Light and Ultimate Fire together.
Ultimate Light alone truly could not surpass Di Tian's Ultimate Darkness, but what if Ultimate Fire was added as well?
Boom—
The golden flames collided with the black sphere of light, and the surrounding air instantly distorted.
If outsiders had been present, they would never have imagined that such a commotion had been caused by an exchange between two One-Ring Soul Masters.
In the end, Di Tian still held a slight advantage in this clash.
At the level of attributes, he had indeed lost. But in terms of understanding the elements, Bai Chen was still far, far behind him.
But at that moment, the light around him suddenly twisted violently. He felt a crushing mental pressure descend upon him, and his movements visibly slowed.
Seizing the opportunity, Bai Chen summoned golden flames in his hand and attacked Di Tian once more.
Spiritual Prison. He had taken advantage of the opening after Di Tian exchanged attacks with him to activate this binding-type Soul Skill.
Although he had lost that collision, the Skydream Armor had helped him dissipate most of the impact, allowing him to immediately launch another round of offense.
Approval flashed through Di Tian's eyes.
It had to be said, this child was truly astonishing.
He had already noticed something from the previous Soul Shock. Now, the Spiritual Prison confirmed his speculation even further:
This child's spiritual power seemed to have already reached the level of a Soul King.
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion's Mental Attribute had always surpassed even Ultimate Attributes. It was one of the few powers in the Douluo II Era that treated Ultimate Attributes as stepping stones.
And the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had also provided him with an enormous amount of spiritual essence. During their fusion, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had greatly expanded Bai Chen's Spiritual Sea, making his spiritual power even stronger.
The result was this. Without releasing his true spiritual power, Di Tian simply could not move within the range of the Spiritual Prison.
Or rather, if the person standing there had truly been a One-Ring Soul Master, the mental pressure carried by the Spiritual Prison alone would have been enough to crush them unconscious.
"Very good."
Di Tian praised him, remaining where he stood and taking Bai Chen's attack head-on.
He smiled as he evaluated it:
"Excellent power. Even an ordinary Millennium Soul Beast would be instantly burned until not even ashes remained if it took that attack head-on. What terrifying strength."
"This is also my last offensive method."
Bai Chen withdrew his hand and spoke helplessly.
He was still rather lacking in offensive methods. Although the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had given him eight Soul Skills, only Soul Shock was suited for attacking.
"Hehe, don't be dissatisfied. Based on what you just showed, even ordinary Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts probably would not be able to do much against you."
Di Tian revealed a gentle smile and patted Bai Chen on the head.
"Not bad. I truly see hope for godhood in you."
"It's enough to have your approval."
Bai Chen let out a breath of relief.
He asked:
"Then can I leave the Star Dou Great Forest now, just as we agreed before?"
"You can."
Di Tian nodded lightly. Just as he was about to say something, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion beside him cut in.
"Wait, Di Tian, don't forget what we agreed on before!"
"Haha, don't worry. I haven't forgotten."
Seeing how anxious she looked, Di Tian could not help but laugh. He raised his head and called out:
"Scarlet King, come to the Core Zone."
Before long, a crimson figure darted over and arrived before Di Tian.
"Di Tian, you called for me?"
"Yes." Di Tian pointed at Bai Chen and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, smiling. "They are leaving the Star Dou Great Forest. You will be responsible for escorting them safely."
Leaving Star Dou
"Yes."
Faced with an order from the Beast God, Scarlet King could only lower his head and accept it.
Bai Chen looked curiously at the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.
"Have you already decided what you'll look like as a human?"
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion had told him beforehand that she wanted to go out and have fun too. He had reminded her then that she definitely could not appear in the human world in her Soul Beast form, so she needed to decide what she would look like as a human.
"Of course."
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion lifted her head proudly. Golden light flashed around her body, and her massive Soul Beast form instantly shrank.
Very quickly, the lion-shaped Soul Beast that had been standing there vanished, replaced by a girl who looked to be around ten years old.
She stomped her foot, and two yellow and two purple Soul Rings rose around her. She made a face at Bai Chen.
"Well? Is the face this young lady made pretty?"
"Mm..."
Golden hair, crimson eyes, a proud yet lively temperament, and that captivating face—it had to be said, she was indeed very charming.
"But a ten-year-old Soul Ancestor..."
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